Synopsis
It's always hard to explain what a story is about, and I hate general summaries with a fairly strong passion.
This is a satire of modern webnovel fantasy conventions. That doesn't make it a comedy, but it is occasionally funny. This is a Fantasy-Horror: where the horror is derived from taking all those cute little ideas that are popular nowadays and taking them to their logical and uncomfortable conclusions.
A man is isekai'd, but why would his body come with him intact across worlds? His body died. No, he wakes up in the flesh of an artificial frankenstein.
He's not an otaku. He's not a nerd, geek, or dork like you and me. He's just a man that's tired and understands what it means to lose.
Summoned from another dimension, he is given a quest to save the kingdom from an invading conqueror. But what if neither country is the "good guy"?
Now, in a universe where magic and levels exist, where everyone can gain superpowers of their own, how long will it be before he realizes that being the strongest person in the room doesn't make you safe.
Expect a continuous and low-grade body-horror discomfort. Expect a tight-lipped, mature protagonist. Expect goblins.
TRIGGER WARNING: Slow burn style story! Contains characters that say stuff and do things, that may be important several chapters later.
Boring stuff FYI: This fiction is not being published anywhere but RR at this moment. If you find it online elsewhere, that be stolen. Y'all know the drill. This story is not to be reproduced, transmitted, or modified, except as a reasonable expectation from how I've shared it with you. No one should interpret this as permission to create derivative materials (for money), feed a machine learning algorithm of any kind, or yadda yadda. Not without permission. If I'm violating anyone else's protected intellectual property, hit me up and I'll try to fix it. Use common sense. Talk to me if you've got questions.
Table of Contents
- 1They’re always summoning heroes up in here, aren’t they?2024-11-13
- 2Bedside manner2024-11-13
- 3It still feels like a dream2024-11-13
- 4A Customer-Facing Interview2024-11-13
- 5Oh, no! Stakes.2024-11-13
- 6It's about managing expectations2024-11-13
- 7Cough, please? Say, ah?2024-11-13
- 8Is this gonna ruin my build?2024-11-13
- 9Evening Brunch, as One Does.2024-11-13
- 10What is the difference between Tsundere and Yandere? Asking for a friend.2024-11-13
- 11Interlude: Do you even work here anymore?2024-11-13
- 12Lo, the House of Jern2024-11-13
- 13Two, four, six, eight, who do we appreciate?2024-11-13
- 14Why can't we all come together and stop spelling Knight with a K?2024-11-13
- 15Everyone knows what a Hero looks like2024-11-13
- 16APPENDICES: A helpful guide to pronunciation (#1)2024-11-13
- 17Interlude: Let's talk about [Portents]2024-11-13
- 18Don't stop, can't stop. RE: The Ruckus2024-11-13
- 19Rule#4 of Exposition: somebody gets naked, or else someone must die2024-11-13
- 20Did you forget to change the lights? Or is that just all the FORESHADOWING2024-11-13
- 21Duty Binds Us2024-11-13
- 22"We're going in a different direction", "we're streamlining the department"2024-11-13
- 23Never forget the golden rule2024-11-13
- 24Superior2024-11-13
- 25Wow, what kind of skill do you think Rhode will get next?2024-11-13
- 26Interlude: What is {[(/*Madness */}]?2024-11-13
- 27Aftermath? Is that like Algebra?2024-11-13
- 28Wherein an Isekai Protagonist Shows a Backwards Culture Just how Advanced His Was2024-11-13
- 29Wait. What do you mean, that wasn't a plot-hole?2024-11-13
- 30Maybe we should have just put him on a leash?2024-11-13
- 31Wait! Don't leave! It's not a dream-sequence, I SWEAR2024-11-13
- 32Grandmaster of suds2024-11-13
- 33Every Monster Needs a Weak Point2024-11-13
- 34SKIP: A summary of recent events2024-11-13
- 35This week, on Gray's Anatomy2024-11-13
- 36Scene Transitions 1012024-11-13
- 37Gains, Pains, And A New Least Favorite Color2024-11-13
- 38A responsible conversation about ethical waste disposal2024-11-13
- 39Couldn't you have just put it in the newsletter?2024-11-13
- 40The future is wearables, y'all2024-11-13
- 41Ask a magician for medical advice, ask your jewelry for magic, ask a soldier for fashion.2024-11-13
- 42That is a trash strat, and you know it2024-11-13
- 43It's all a matter of perspective: The Farmboy2024-11-13
- 44It's all a matter of perspective: The Dashing Rogue2024-11-13
- 45It's all a matter of perspective: The Venturous Merchant2024-11-13
- 46The color Gred2024-11-13
- 47Contract Dispute2024-11-13
- 48Pillow Fight2024-11-13
- 49In my defense, this is my first time staging an insurrection, so get off my back!2024-11-13
- 50You know what, it's almost like everything's stopped working [Like Clockwork]2024-11-13
- 51I meant to ask you, where were you even running to in the first place? Did you know?2024-11-13
- 52We All Know That Guy.2024-11-13
- 53The Problem With Tribe2024-11-13
- 54People Don't Make Smart Choices2024-11-13
- 55Gatekeeping2024-11-13
- 56What Was The Return On Your Investment?2024-11-13
- 57Like Talking to a Brick Wall2024-11-13
- 58Am I in Trouble? Please Just Tell Me if I'm in Trouble?2024-11-13
- 59What does a trapped animal do?2024-11-13
- 60Wait, no, that's not right either.2024-11-13
- 61An Anti-Climax is Bad for Cardiovascular Health2024-11-13
- 62Second Acolyte2024-11-13
- 63Bargain Bin Bastille2024-11-13
- 64Proposal on the table. Make a new table.2024-11-13
- 65APPENDIX: Cast and Factions2024-11-13
- 66Consensus Building2024-11-13
- 67Blood Sacrifice2024-11-13
- 68Details are Boring but Necessary2024-11-13
- 69It's not that I don't trust you....2024-11-13
- 70Appeals to Authority are a Fallacy for a Reason2024-11-13
- 71It's good to see you. It's like you never left.2024-11-13
- 72Why don't we ever get a chance to just catch up and chat anymore (1/2)2024-11-13
- 73Why don't we ever get a chance to just catch up and chat anymore (2/2)2024-11-13
- 74Shelter and intrusion2024-11-13
- 75The Third2024-11-13
- 76Dissociation2024-11-13
- 77Heart to Heart2024-11-13
- 78Never. Ever. Enough time.2024-11-13
- 79Medicine2024-11-13
- 80Make a Fuss2024-11-13